Moonrise: An Innovative Approach to Education Entrepreneurship

Moonrise is a co-learning space created by tech entrepreneur turned education entrepreneur Chris Turner. Moonrise aims to provide a joyful and rewarding learning experience for children, expanding access to diverse and creative education options. However, the expansion of Moonrise faces roadblocks from state and local regulators who struggle to categorize this innovative model. Turner believes that reducing regulatory barriers can enable education entrepreneurs like him to scale their businesses and offer more choices to families. Moonrise offers a flexible and open learning environment with mixed age groups, various learning zones like a garden, podcast studio, library, and maker space. The membership model allows parents to drop off their children at available slots, creating a more convenient and customizable learning experience. Turner argues that expanding the definition of a school, rather than creating new regulatory boxes, can encourage the growth of innovative learning models. Moonrise is eager to overcome these regulatory hurdles and expand to more locations, with states like Arizona being particularly conducive to education entrepreneurship.